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SB-910 - A high-end Nikon Speedlight offering simple and smooth operation
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Nikon J1 review at TechRadar
"Image quality from the Nikon J1 is good, competing well with the average compact camera and approaching that of entry-level DSLRs. In summary, the J1 provides a good introduction to interchangeable lens cameras, although it lacks some of the fun features such as in-camera filter effects seen on other offerings." |
Coolpix 8200 review at DPInterface
"The camera performs well in terms of speed and image quality. There’s good sharpness and clean photos, though the Coolpix S8200 doesn’t have a knack for capturing fine details thanks to smudging caused by noise reduction. The Coolpix S8200 is responsive and a fast shooter, but the only gripe is the really short burst duration." |
| Nikon teleconvertors by Nico van Dijk |
| Large format lenses by Nico van Dijk |
| EL-Nikkor photo-enlarging lenses by Nico van Dijk |
| Nikon D700 Shutter Life - online survey by Oleg Kikin |
| Front Lines: Life as a US Military Photographer - PopPhoto |
| D-Town TV Episode 98 - Trey Ratcliff co-hosts this episode with RC. They talk all about Trey's work with HDR and his new iPad App Stuck on Earth |
The Photoshop Paintbrush Tool for Photographers by Earth Bound Light
"The paintbrush tool in Photoshop is one of the most commonly used tools for retouching photographs. But most users have only a basic understanding of its features. There's more to it than first meets the eye. Or the hand. You have two hands, after all." |
Nikon Podcast 45: The Revolutionary Nikon 1 System
"Host Mark Ellwood and guest Steve Heiner talk about the new Nikon 1 System, an advanced camera with interchangeable lenses." |
| Michael Clark's Fall 2011 newsletter (PDF) with a review of the 200-400mm f4 AFS VR lens |
| Up to $250 savings on Nikon 1 kits in U.S. this week - Rob Galbraith |
CEA Rewards “Best Shots” in New Photo Contest- PhotographyBLOG
"The grand prize winner, to be announced on 13 January at the 2012 International CES, will receive a Nikon D3100 digital SLR camera kit." |
| Value for money lenses for Nikon FX format by Sujoy Das |
Coolpix S6200 review at DigitalCameraInfo
"It might not be the kind of camera we’d recommend to most people, but for those who have their hearts set on a big zoom for small dollars, the S6200 is a decent choice." |
Should You Use a Third Party Camera Grip? - The Phoblographer
"I am a fan of camera grips especially on my Nikon D90. It’s an accessory that I like to use for shooting portraits or for longs days when I don’t want to change the battery. After extended use, however, I have found that they have some advantages and disadvantages." |
The Nikon V1 Camera Review – The camera I expected to hate! by Steve Huff
"The strengths seem to outweigh the weaknesses for me right now and the V1 is a camera that can even be handed to your wife, your kids or anyone and they could get great result with it as well. It’s simple. It’s fun. It’s the V1, and it does more right than it does wrong which is a good thing."
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Nikon V1 review at NeoCamera
"The 2.7X crop sensor of the V1 delivers high quality images with low image noise, excellent exposure, realistic colors and great white-balance. Additionally, the autofocus performs extremely quickly in good to moderate light levels, making it one of the very few SLDs to compete with DSLRs when it comes to autofocus. When light dims, autofocus performance drops noticeably but no worse than its competitors." |
Nikon V1: VERY Initial Impressions... by Brad Hill (Nov. 21 post)
"At this point I don't think it's too early for me to say that I'm really going to like walking around with my Nikon V1. I think anyone who has had experience with other mirrorless cameras and then picks this camera up and actually USES IT (rather than simply looking at the specs and then dumping on the camera in on-line forums) will be VERY pleasantly surprised." |
Nikon 1 V1 Mini-Review by the Mansurovs
"First of all, the Nikon 1 system is not as bad as I thought it would be. When compared to the competition, and I am simultaneously shooting with the Sony NEX-5n and Olympus E-PL3, the Nikon 1 cameras actually perform really well in many ways." |
D3S review by Steve Huff
"...the Nikon D3s is a world class photographic tool that can be used for just about ANY photo situation. Action, sports, wildlife, portraits, studio, low light, no light, and everything in between. It is the camera with everything in it, even the kitchen sink!" |
D3100 review by Steve Huff
"It’s an improvement over the D3000 without question and it has the Nikon look, feel and spirit. If you have some Nikon glass and want a starter DSLR or a backup, the D3100 will fill those needs perfectly." |
85mm f3.5G AFS VR Micro review at Shutterbug
"Overall, the superior optical performance of the lens delivered very satisfying results. And that was further borne out by my quasi-bench tests evaluating edge-to-edge performance. The lens showed itself to be a trooper, even at maximum aperture. I did find that there was some vignetting at or near maximum aperture, but this was mild and fully corrected by stopping down to f/5.6 (actual taking aperture)." |
| 15% discount on products offered by NikonLinks sponsor, Jason Odell of Luminescence of Nature |
Nikon J1 review at Imaging-Resource
"For consumer photographers, though, the incredibly swift autofocus and very fast burst shooting are likely of greater importance, helping them to capture shots that they might otherwise miss, and the excellent video feature set makes a compelling case for leaving the camcorder at home altogether." |
| Nikon Releases Firmware Updates for 1 Nikkor Zooms- Rob Galbraith |
| Just Posted: Nikon Coolpix P7100 studio comparison samples - DPReview |
D3X birthday cake - post and thread at NikonCafe.com
"My wife knows the love between me and my d3x and she made the original size copy of it with poured fondant and put it on the birthday cake." |
Blending Modes for Photographers by Earthbound Light
"Once you understand how a magic trick works, the technique behind it becomes a tool you can use yourself. The same could be said for the magic of blending modes in Photoshop. Most users learn a few recipes for optimizing images that include specific uses but never really how to use blending modes in general. Let's see if we can change that." |
Nikon Lemix & Anam - by Nico van Dijk
"Many Nikon collectors do not know that there is a range of regular Nikon cameras, Nikkor lenses and other Nikon photographic equipment carrying an additional Lemix and/or Anam name on it. Why and who is Anam and Lemix?" |
Nikon digital overhead projector/visual presenter - by Nico van Dijk
"Since the late 1990's Nikon Corporation offered various digital overhead projectors and - as Nikon called them - visual presenters." |
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Nikon 1 Nikkor 10mm f/2.8 reviewat PhotographyBLOG
"Sharpness is very good, with only the extreme borders being somewhat soft, good news given that the 10-30mm is not very sharp at the 10mm wide-angle setting. Due to the size of the sensor the lens has been designed for, diffraction kicks in at around f/8, so the 1 Nikkor 10mm is typically at its best when used wide open - which isn't a bad thing." |
50mm f1.4G AFS review by the Mansurovs
"At the end of every year I go through image data in Lightroom and find out what lens was used the most. The Nikon 50mm f/1.4G always tops the list, surpassing all other lenses by a huge margin. It is lightweight, compact and renders beautiful colors and sharp images." |
D-Town TV Episode 97
- Jay Maisel shares a tip for street shooting
- Guest host Matt Kloskowski has a got some information on side lighting
- RC talks about his favorite gear for protecting his lens
- Plus, the work of photographer Jaime Ibarra
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Coolpix AW100 review at PhotographyBLOG
"The camera element of the AW100 only produces so-so image quality, being geared more towards point-and-shoot users who will mainly use it in good lighting conditions. Noise at slow ISO speeds, light fall-off and inconsistent sharpness at the edge of the frame, and a poor night mode contribute to merely adequate photographs from the AW100." |
VIA PANAM – Part IV: Hardships, Kadir van Lohuizen | NOOR -IamNikon blog
"In part four of his Via PanAm project – a personal mission to travel the Pan-American Highway from Chile to Alaska – photojournalist and Nikon user Kadir van Lohuizen details his journey through Ecuador, as he crosses the border to Colombia." |
Nikon Launches iP-PJ Transfer App for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch- Nikon USA
"Nikon Inc. has announced the release of the iP-PJ Transfer App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch1, now available on the App Store. The app enables users to project content stored on an iPhone or iPod touch using the new COOLPIX S1200pj with built-in projector." |
Nikon commenced "Reconstruction Supports through the Power of Photography" in full scale to support the long-term reconstruction of areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
"Nikon Corporation formulated the slogan "Reconstruction Supports through the Power of Photography" in a bid to contribute to reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. One of the numerous activities is a project where junior high school students in the affected areas make photo books with pictures taken by them. Furthermore, Nikon has decided to open "Nikon Plaza Sendai" that serves as an operation base of our reconstruction support activities." |
The Last Windup: Steve McCurry Takes The Last Roll Of Kodachrome - Shutterbug
"Kodachrome was always a favorite of Steve McCurry, the internationally known photographer famous for his portrait of Sharbat Gula, the “Afghan girl,” taken for National Geographic magazine. When he heard the film would no longer be in production, he contacted Kodak and asked if he could take the last roll." |
Nikon 1. Counterintuitive. Crazy. And a whole lot of fun. by Kirk Tuck
"What do I like about the Nikon? I love the crisp feel of the files, the perfect meter, the fast autofocus and the incredible ten frames per second I can get at the full 10 meg image res." |
| NikonLinks blog update - misc thoughts by your humble editor, as well as some more infrared photos courtesy of our friends at LifePixel |
NASA captures the earth at night with Nikon D3S - DPReview
"German videographer Michael König has compiled a breathtaking HD video from footage shot from the International Space Station. The original video clips, that König has processed and set to music, were created from a series of time-lapse stills of the Earth at night and include footage of Aurora Borealis and Australis." |
Join Joe Live for the World Premiere of “A Night With Joe McNally” Absolutely Free - Scott Kelby
"On Wednesday evening we are launching the worldwide premiere of one of the best online classes we’ve ever produced, featuring one of the best instructors on the planet, Joe McNally." |
| Nikon Q&A of Financial Results for Second Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2012 |
Gamut Warnings and What to Do About Them by Earth Bound Light
"Printers can only display a limited range of colors, known as their gamut. Photoshop can provide warnings for image colors that lie outside your printer's gamut via soft proofing. But the real question is, what do you do about them once you identify them?" |
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Coolpix S1200pj review at PhotographyBLOG
"Noise at slow ISO speeds, light fall-off and inconsistent sharpness at the edge of the frame, and a poor night mode contribute to merely adequate photographs. Video performance is better thanks to the 720p mode, the ability to use the optical zoom during recording and the economical MOV format, although the video features on offer are still somewhat basic." |
Coolpix P500 review at Shutterbug
"The Nikon P500 offers clean and smooth images up to ISO speed 800. At ISO 1600 and higher some color “clouds” appear in homogeneously colored areas, such as the gray patterns of the dynamic range and noise test chart." |
D7000 follow-up review by the Mansurovs
"Ever since I published the review, I have been getting a ton of feedback on this camera. While most of the feedback is great, some photographers complain about focusing and other issues on the D7000. Some end up returning the camera back to Nikon, while others send it to Nikon for repair. I have been carefully tracking most of the complaints and I have some interesting data to share." |
| Nikon updates firmware for D7000, D5100 - Rob Galbraith |
| Ever wanted to design cameras for a living? We catch up with the team behind our award winning COOLPIX designs - IamNikon blog |
D-Town TV Episode 96
- David Ziser has tips on how to pose a model
- RC shows off the Grab N Go bag from standbagger.com
- Larry talks about a couple Micro 4/3 cameras
- Plus, a call for volunteers for the Help Portrait project
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Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 reviewat PhotographyBLOG
"The Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 is a perfectly OK lens for a kit zoom. Centre sharpness is entirely adequate at all focal lengths, especially wide open and stopped down a notch. The extreme borders are visibly softer, at least at the 10mm setting where they won't sharpen up until you hit f/8, but this isn't uncommon with kit lenses and won't be causing you headaches unless you wanted to make really big prints." |
| Nikon updates ViewNX 2 to v2.2.3 - Rob Galbraith |
Video: Steve McCurry on Photographing People in Public - PopPhoto
"A legendary photographer shares his thoughts on the way street photographers should interact with their subjects" |
Nikon Podcast 44: Photoplus 2011
"Host David Schloss and guest Steve Heiner bring you the latest from PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo 2011. Adventure photographer Lucas Gilman also joins to talk about his photographic techniques and insights from the field." |
Five Nikon products receive the "iF design award 2012"
"Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that its 3 digital cameras and 1 Digital Microscope System have been awarded the "iF design award 2012: iF product design award" and its 1 digital camera has been awarded "iF design award 2012: iF communication design award". The iF design award is globally prestigious award sponsored by International Forum Design GmbH of Hanover Germany." |
Coolpix S8200 review at ePhotozine
"The Coolpix S8200 is a premium Nikon compact camera with a premium price but offers a substantial set of features with excellent handling and image quality to match. Nikon have made the camera small and easy to grip while offering a large 14x optical zoom lens. There are some minor negatives such as occasional purple fringing and the amount of noise at the higher end of the ISO range." |
Coolpix S6200 review at PhotographyBLOG
"...a small, versatile and easy-to-use point and shoot camera that, while it doens't offer too many headlines features, will be able to handle most of the shooting situations that its users will throw at it. If you want a camera that just gets on the job without too much fuss, then the Nikon Coolpix S6200 is well worth considering." |
Lens skins – pretty up your photo gear by Neil van Niekerk
"Wildlife photographers have had camouflage for their equipment for years now, but now photographers have the option of prettying up their photo gear as well." |
| Special Online Training Event: Layers of Creativity: Go beyond realism with Photoshop and Nik Plug-ins by NikonLinks sponsor Jason Odell |
Coolpix S6200 review at ePhotozine
"The Coolpix S6200 produces decent images with its 16 megapixel sensor and it packs a 10x optical zoom lens into a very compact body, certainly small and light enough to carry around in your pocket. The minimum focusing distance is large at 10cm, but there's not much else to complain about and it is competitively priced at £179.00." |
| 2011 Pop Awards: The Best Photo Gear of the Year - Best for the Wedding: Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G ED - PopPhoto |
Remembering How You Did it in Photoshop by Earth Bound Light
"Sometimes you work on an image in Photoshop and the results are like magic. The results truly reflect the way you saw the scene in your mind's eye. The problem is, you don't always remember just how you did it so you can try the same thing later on another shot. Here are a couple tips for remembering how you did things in Photoshop." |
Nikon's J1 and V1 cameras and 1 Nikkor lenses review by Rob Galbraith
"...J1/V1 image quality lands right about where you'd expect, given its sensor size: somewhere in between the best point-and-shoot cameras and better digital SLRs, and because of the sweet colour quality in particular, I'd put it as closer to the latter than the former." |
Teardown of the Nikon V1 camera – Aptina Found! - ChipWorks.com
"The manufacturer of this CMOS image sensor is none other than Aptina, and the device’s part number is C1CC." |
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Nikon J1 review at TrustedReviews
"The Nikon J1 is a stylish looking compact system camera that delivers class-leading shooting speeds, super-efficient AF performance and vibrant, punchy images. However, given the highly competitive nature of the CSC market this isn’t really enough to elevate it above its peers and many rival CSCs offer richer feature sets and better value for money. It’s good to finally see Nikon in the CSC market, and the J1 certainly shows some promise, but it’s not quite the all-conquering model we’d hoped for." |
D3100 review at DigitaCameraInfo
"We were impressed with the Nikon D3100’s still image performance, as it put up solid color scores, improved dynamic range significantly over the D3000, upped its ISO sensitivity all the way to 12800 (keeping noise down), and was still able to shoot at a respectable 2.8fps. We would’ve liked to have seen a more accurate and responsive white balance meter, but it’s really a small complaint that is easily fixed with a little more babying in-camera or one or two clicks in post production." |
Second Quarter of the Year ending March 2012 Financial Results/Financial and Business Data |
| 3rd Notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand - Nikon Corp. |
D3X review at CameraLabs
"I had a lot of fun being the owner of a Nikon D3x for 10 days and it was a great learning experience too. As much as I enjoyed shooting with the D3x, this adventure helped me realise the D3x really isn't the right camera choice for me and I'm glad Gordon persuaded me to rent it as a trial first. The difference in price between my 7D and the D3x was $6500. Even though I thought the D3x was a great camera, I didn't feel it offered me an additional $6500 worth of value and features." |
Tyler Card Nikon D-SLR Halloween Costume Q&A - IamNikon blog
"We love hearing from our fans about some of the work they’ve been involved with, and someone that really caught our eye was young Nikon fan, Tyler Card. Faced with the task of creating an eye-catching costume for Halloween this year, he went above and beyond the average fancy dress costume. We were so impressed with his efforts that we caught up with Tyler to get the story behind his picture-perfect life-sized Nikon D-SLR design." |
D-Town TV Episode 95
- RC has some tips on using music with your slide shows and working with copyrights
- Larry talks about user settings and how to widen the bracket on your camera for HDR photos
- Moose Peterson shares some tips for staying safe when shooting wild animals
- Plus, the work of photographer Gregory Gerhart
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Nikon V1 review at PhotoReview
"Serious photographers are likely to be disappointed by the V1, particularly when it is compared with the larger-sensor offerings from other manufacturers. Whereas Sony's NEX-7 has the same APS-C sized sensor as the SLT-A77, the Nikon 1's sensor roughly half the size of a Micro 4/3 chip. This imposes a number of design limitations that will be difficult to overcome, particularly with respect to wide-angle lenses." |
Nikon 1 Series 30-110mm f3.8-5.6 VR review at PhotoReview
"Our Imatest tests on this lens, when fitted to the Nikon 1 V1 showed it to be capable of slightly higher resolution than the 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6. However, the differences occurred mainly at the 30mm focal length and with the lens stopped roughly half-way down." |
Nikon 1 Series 10-30mm f3.5-5.6 VR review at PhotoReview
"On the basis of our Imatest testing using JPEG files from the Nikon 1 V1 camera, the 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 turned in an adequate but uninspiring performance. The highest resolution came from the 14mm focal length a couple of stops down from maximum aperture." |
Hands on with the Nikon 1: J1 & V1 - the Phoblographer
"When I think about the Nikon 1 series, I wish someone would have played the Nostalgia card. I wish they would of used and old body design like the Nikon FM. That camera was the start of something new at Nikon when it came out and the Nikon 1 series is the start of something new today. There is great potential here. The handling and performance of these cameras are nice." |
Swiss Timing, Italian Style by Dave Black
"This month’s article is a bit of a throwback to the glory days of another column I used to right called On the Road. I teach several workshops each year for American PHOTO and Popular Photography magazines called the Mentor Series. These are domestic and international photo workshops or “Treks” as they are commonly called that offer instruction by a variety of top-drawer professionals." |
| Luminescence of Nature Photo News for November 2011 by NikonLinks sponsor Jason Odell |
| Nikon Coolpix S1100pj Firmware Update 1.1- PhotographyBLOG |
| Introducing our all-action Camo Bear - IamNikon blog |
| Nikon provides aids of the victims of earthquake in Turkey |
40mm f2.8G AFS DX Micro review by the Mansurovs
"As for macro use, I was pleasantly surprised by the capabilities of this lens for shooting macro subjects. Its sharpness is very good from center to corner and many of the images of flowers and other medium-size objects came out tack sharp with beautiful colors." |
| Coolpix S8200 first impressions review at DigitalCameraInfo |
Coolpix L120 review at Imaging-Resource
"The Nikon L120 is a good people and pet recorder with effective face recognition and automatic shutter settings. Burgeoning photographers in search of peak image and video quality, however, will be better served by some slightly more expensive alternatives, but for the budget photographer, we think the Nikon L120 will do well enough." |
Chopper Work by Joe McNally
"As a NY shooter, I almost feel it’s an almost religious obligation to update skyline views of NY. The city is dynamic, and the skyline changes and morphs over time. The energy down at the street can’t sprawl outwards—it ain’t Vegas, hemmed in by nothing but sand and cactus. In response to people, money, numbers, time, and the determination to recover from disaster, the heartbeat of the city pulses relentlessly upwards." |
| Tokyo Temporarily Takes in Thai Workers - Rob Galbraith |
